Heat pump boom. “More expensive ± 10% a month”, deadlines for assembly only next year

as part of limiting carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere, it would like to prohibit the installation of furnaces in new buildings by 2027, and also in those modernized by 2030. The EU proposal is troublesome for Poland due to the “Clean Air” program, which lasts until 2029.

This program is to eliminate old stoves from Poland and provides for subsidies for the replacement of old stoves, e.g. for gas stoves. Meanwhile, it is gas stoves, along with coal and oil stoves, that are to be banned, and an alternative to them would be.

Heat pumps. Demand and prices are rising – the war in Ukraine has accelerated the boom

As it turns out, the heat pump market is already booming. Mr. Tomasz, an investor near Warsaw, admitted in an interview that at the end of last year he started the construction of two single-family, semi-detached houses. He applied for gas connections to the buildings, but was refused as the gas connection turned out to be unprofitable for the gas company. The architect advised him to use heat pumps.

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– When I started looking for suitable models for myself, it turned out that the interest in the pumps is so great that the first free assembly is available only next year – said Tomasz.

Piotr Ordon, the regional director at Sun-Pro, explained in an interview with Money.pl that the war in Ukraine accelerated the boom in heat pumps. – The growing popularity of heat pumps is certainly influenced by the growing gas and coal. Previously, there was talk of replacing coal stoves and eco-pea coal, i.e. for smokers. Now we are getting inquiries from owners of gas stoves more and more often – he said.

In turn, as noted by Jacek Grelewicz, CEO of Copernicus Sun, “pump prices are currently increasing by 10% per month, and due to the enormous demand, it will be even more expensive”. – Some pump manufacturers are already talking about possible deliveries only in March 2023, and by that time everything is sold out – he added in an interview with Money.pl.

“Moje Ciepło” and “Czyste Air” – how to use the subsidies?

The great popularity of heat pumps is also due to the launch of recruitment for the “Moje Ciepło” program, which was launched on April 29, 2022. The subsidies include air, water and ground heat pumps used for heating the house only or in combination with the simultaneous provision of domestic hot water. The beneficiaries of the “Moje Ciepło” program may be natural persons – owners or co-owners of new single-family houses with a higher energy standard.

Financial support under the program is provided in the form of non-returnable subsidies representing 30 to 45 percent. eligible investment costs. This means that you can get from 7,000 to 21,000 PLN for the purchase and installation of a selected heat pump. zloty.

On the other hand, people who already own a house and want to replace environmentally harmful stoves with more ecological ones, can take advantage of the “Clean Air” program. In the third part of the program, the basic level of co-financing for owners and co-owners of buildings whose income does not exceed PLN 100,000. PLN annually is 25 thousand. PLN, and in the case of investments with a photovoltaic micro-installation – 30 thousand. zloty.

Increased level of co-financing – up to 37 thousand. PLN – applies to applicants whose average monthly income per person is up to PLN 1,564 in a multi-person household and up to PLN 2,189 in a single-person household. In turn, co-financing in the amount of up to 69 thousand. PLN subsidy at 90 percent. the eligible costs may be applied for by persons with the lowest income. In this case, the average income per one household member is up to PLN 900 in multi-person households or up to PLN 1,260 in single-person households.

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